Hatband fastener



June 23, 1931.

F. R. ROBERTS HATBAND FASTENEB Filed Dec. 28. 1929 571;. Roleris aw/maze3 nnentor Patented June 23, 1931 UNITE STATES FREDERICK n. noennms, orivnw YORK, N. Y.

HATBAND FASTENER Y Application filed December 28,1929. Serial No.417,097.

The present invention relates to improve- Figure 1 is a perspectiveviewof one type ments in hat band fasteners, and has for an object toprovide an improved device which may be applied to hat bands for holdingthe same in proper position on felt, straw or other types of hats, andwhich will maintain the band in proper position and at the same timewill not be visible.

The invention also aims to provide a hat hand fastener which may besecured to a hat band and furnished the hatter so that he can readilyattach the bands to various types of hats and wherein the crowns of thehats are not perforated orotherwise disfigured by the use of the band,and wherein bands of various colors andornamented in various ways may bequickly and easily applied to hats for use of college students and thelike.

vision of a fastener which may be quickly and easily attached to theopposite ends of a hat band with one part of the fastener on the freeend of the hat band to anchor it in place on the crown of the hatwithout perforating the crown, and the other part ofthe fastener may besecured in the bow of the band at the opposite end thereof and which isadapted to secure the bow to the free end portion of the band inoverlapping relation therewith and to also engage the crown of the hatsufficiently to anchor the band thereonwithout perforating or mutilatingthe crown of the hat. r r

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedfastener element having portions which lie in the outer fold of the bowon the band so as to'hold the bow in spread fiat position and to take upthe strain imposed on the bow incident to securing the band to the hatso that the bow is maintained at all times in proper shape and the bandis securely held in place.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention will be morefully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto. Y V V In the drawings, wherein likesymbols refer to like or corresponding, parts throughoutthe severalviews, i r

of hat having a hat band with the improved fastener applied thereto, andshowing the initial step of applying the band to the hat.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the band in applied position, the.bow of the band being partly broken away to show the fastener elementwhich is carried in the bow.

Figure 3 is a. detail enlarged perspective View of the fastener elementremoved from the bow and showing the inner side of the fastener elementwith the inwardly struck and backwardly inclined prongs. V

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal view taken through oneside of the crown of the hat with the band applied thereto and with thecrown and part of the bow in section and showing the bow end of the Theinvention further aims at the proband overlapping the free end of theband and anchored in the material of the side wall of the crown of thehat, and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the anchoring portion oftliefastenerwhich is carried upon the free end ofthe band.

Referring to the drawings, 1O designates a hat band of ribbon or othersuitable material or form and which may be made in diflerent colors andmay carry suitable ornamentations as desired. The hat band 10 isprovided with one free end ll and an outer end upon the outerside ofwhich is formed or secured abow12. The free end 11 of the band isprovided with an anchoring piece 13 which, as shown particularly inFigure 5, may be constructed of a length of wire which is bent Isubstantially'into an elongated loop of rectangular or other suitableform and which has a pin portion 14 emerging from the inner end oftheloopintermediate the sides thereof and which extends lengthwisethrough the loop and across the closed end thereof and terminates in aslightly returned prong 15 at its outer end spacedoutwardly from theloop 13. The pin portion 14 is adapted to be inserted through the freeend 11 of the band near theextremity thereof and is adapted to lieagainst the inner side of the band with the loop 13 against the outerside thereof, the pin 14 being slightly bent outwardly at its freeendand disposed With-the prong 15-projectlOG ing inwardly for engagementin the side wall of the crown 16 of the hat body.

It will be noted from Figure 4 that the prong 15 is relatively small orshort and is adapted to engage in the wall of the crown 16 to an extentsufiicient only to anchor the free end 11 of the hat band. The hat band10, in the usual manner, is adapted to be wound under tension about thecrown 16 and with the outer end of the band overlapping the anchored end11 to the desired extent accordlng to the size of the hat and with thelower edge of the band resting on the brim 17.

The main fastener element is carried in the outer fold of the how 12 andis thus located, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 1, at the outer extremityof the band. This fastener element comprises a fiat body portion ofsubstantially V-shape having diverging arms 18, the outer ends of whichare preferably bent forwardly in an edgewise direction as at 19 andterminate in flat front edges adapted to engage in the crease of thefold of the how 12 to hold it taut and extended, and to support the bowagainst wrinkling or falling out of place.

If desired, this fastener element may be provided at its inner end andat its forward outer ends with openings 20 adapted to receive threads orthe like therethroughfor stitching or otherwise attaching the fastenerelement in the bow 12.

The outer plate portions 19 of the fastener are provided with inwardlystruck prongs 21 which have relatively broad base portions at theirforward ends where the prongs emerge from the plate portions 19, and theprongs taper to their rear free ends and are inclined inwardly andbackwardly at a relatively slight angle so as to penetrate the inner endportion 11 of the band when the bow overlaps the same as shown in Figure4, and to also bite or engage in the side wall of the crown 16 adistance suflicient only for anchoring the band in place. The band 10when applied is adapted to be drawn or stretched into taut position andheld in such position while the prongs 21 are engaged with the innerpart of the band so that when pressure is released from the how 12 theinherent resiliency of the band 10 is adapted to draw the how 12backwardly and engage and hold the prongs 21 through the inner part ofthe band and in anchoring engagement with the side wall of the crown 16.

It is thus apparent that when the band is to be applied to the hat theprong 15 is engaged in the side wall of the crown 16, as shown in Figure1, and the band 10 is drawn taut and wrapped around the crown 16 untilthe how 12 is brought into overlapping relation with the free end 11 ofthe band.

lVhile maintaining the band under tension the bow'12 is pressed at itsouter end inwardly toward the crown 16 so as to bring the free ends ofthe prongs 21 against the outer side of the end 11 of the band. Pressureis now exerted on the outer end of the bow 12 to force the prongs 21against the inner end of the band while at the same time the stretchingof the band is relaxed sufliciently to permit the prongs to enter theinner portion of the band and bite into the wall of the crown 16.

It is apparent that the hat bands 10 may be quickly applied by theretailers or purchasers to hats of felt, straw or the like and that thebands may be quickly interchanged or renewed and that the crown 16 ofthe hat is not perforated or mutilated in any way by the mounting of thehat band.

The prongs 21 are of relatively stilf material so that they are capableof withstanding the stretching pressure of the band 10 after the prongshave been inserted in the inner portion of the band and inside of thehat. This inherent stiffness of the prongs 21 also holds the prongs inthe. desired angle to prevent the prongs from working entirely throughthe side wall of the crown 16.

Instead of using the form of Figure 5, pins for holding the plain end ofthe band to the hat, can be used. An ordinary common pin is used in casethis little pin is lost.

The V shape metal fastener is designed in this shape so as to hold thebow firm at the same time holding it apart. Also it does not show theattachment in any way when the band is on the hat whereas the oldfashioned pins always did. It also can be pulled very tight around ahat, the give of the band a1- lowing for the snap back after the prongsare embodied in the felt of the hat. This also holds the band on verytight and it would be impossible to comeoft" whereas the old fashionedpins would very often become loose and the band would-fall off.

Another important feature is the fact that it cannot be distinguishedfrom a sewed on hand, it being impossible to tell which end is sewed andwhich end is pinned intov the hat whereas the old fashioned type pinshowed this distinctly. The prongs 21 can be given any suitable shapeeither more or less pointed than shown. The sewing holes 20 at the apex,can be dispensedwith, as the holes on the free ends 19 serve to hold themember quite sufiiciently.

I desire it to be understood that the accompanying drawings show onlyone form of which the invention is susceptible and I wish it to beunderstood that the right to make changes is reserved provided that suchchanges are within the scope of the following claims.

, What is claimed is 1. As a new article of manufacture, a device foraffixing hat bands, comprising a substantially V-shape frame of sheetmetal adapted to be placed within the loop of the bow of a hat band,said frame having flat plate portions on the outer ends of its divergingarms to engage in the crease of the bow and having pointed prongsintegral with said plate portions stamped inwardly therefrom andinclined baekwardly, said prongs adapted to engage through the bow tohold the article therein and adapted to engage through the underlyingend of the hat band when the ends thereof are disposed in overlappingposition upon a hat, said prongs being of a length adapted to projectinwardly from the overlapping ends of the hat band and bite into theouter surface of the hat crown to anchor the band thereon.

2. The combination with a suitable ribbon having a. bow formation of afastening device therefor comprising a substantially V-shape frameadapted to be placed within the loop of the bow and having flat plateportions on the outer ends of the diverging arms for engaging thematerial of the bow at the fold and provided thereat with pointed prongsextending inwardly and rearwardly of the frame for engagement throughthe bow and through the opposite end portion of the ribbon when theribbon is overlapped about a hat or the like said prongs being ofsufiicient length to extend inwardly beyond the overlapping ends of theribbon to bite into the outer surface of a hat crown to anchor theribbonthereto.

3. A hat band fastener, comprising a V- shape flat frame having threadreceiving perforations at its inner pointed end and at its spaced outerends for securing the flat frame in the bow of a hat band with thespaced ends in the outer crease of the bow to maintain the latter taut,said V-sha-ped frame having a pair of prongs at its outer spaced endswith said sprongs stamped inwardly from said ends and inclinedrearwardly of the frame for engagement through the bow and adjacentportions of the hat bandand adapted to bite into the outer surface ofthe crown of the hat.

4. In combination with a hat band having a bow on one end thereof, afastening member arranged within a loop of the bow sustaining the wallsthereof against collapse and having parts projecting from the plane ofsaid member towards the inner end of the bow and protruding through onewall of said loop adapted to penetrate the other end of the band andimpale the wall of the hat crown to retain said band in its appliedposition.

5. In combination with a hat band having a bow on one end thereof, amultiple armed metallic fastening member enclosed within a loop of thebow and permanently secured to one side thereof, each arm of saidfastening member having a prong protruding through the side wall of saidloop and adapted to penetrate the other end of the band adjacent itsopposite longitudinal edges and be impaled in the wall of the hat crownto retain said band in its appliedposition.

6. A hat band fastener comprising a multiple armed member adapted to bearranged within the bow loop of a hat band and having means enablingsaid member to be permanently secured to one side of said loop, and thearms of said member being provided with attaching prongs adapted toimpale the wall of a hat crown to retain the hat band in its appliedposition. Y

7. A hat band fastener comprising a substantially rigid metallic memberadapted for insertion in a bow loop of the hat band, said member havingmeans enabling the same to be permanently attached to one side of saidloop and provided with spaced attaching prongs adapted to penetrate thehat band adjacent its upper and lower edges and be impaled in the wallof the hat crown to retain the hat band in its appliedposition.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name hereto.

FREDERICK R. ROBERTS.

